By Alan Contreras Alan L. Contreras is a writer living in Oregon.  A fourth-generation Oregonian born in Tillamook County, he is a graduate of...

After having had a summer with a rich set of different birding experiences – from Rock Ptarmigan in the Alps to scoping out Little...

As we all know, birdwatchers love making lists. Here in the UK patch-listing is popular. A patch is usually somewhere not too far from...

In The Music Man, a wonderful work of musical theater to which I was much exposed as a child, the first scene begins with...

Owls are such mysterious creatures, most of them hunters of the night. They are the subjects of myth and superstition. Their cryptic markings and...

The main reason for birders to stay overnight at Kotamobagu is to see the Maleo at the Tambun Maleo Sanctuary – the subject of...

Time’s almost up for the Scopoli’s (Calonectris diomedea) and Cory’s (Calonectris borealis) Shearwaters to leave for waters in the South Atlantic where they will...

October is one of the best months for birds in Britain, so why, with three weeks of the month already passed, was my month’s...